Postcode L31 2LA (Sefton)

Map showing L31 2LA and nearby postcodes

The postcode L31 2LA is located in Sefton, in the county of Merseyside. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. L31 2LA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

L31 2LA is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 7.1 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of L31 2LA as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Older workers and retirement.

The closest road name to L31 2LA is Oakhill Drive which is centered 109 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Lambshear Lane and is 128 m away. The closest railway station is Maghull North Rail Station, 1.87 km away.

The closest primary school to L31 2LA (for ages 11 and under) is St Gregory's Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 20, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Deyes High School. The last OFSTED inspection on March 14, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of L31 2LA is Larne Tech Old Boys and is 1.8 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on November 26, 2019. The nearest takeaway food is available from Eatwell and is 1.66 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on November 11, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 103.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 11.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 2.3 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for L31 2LA is covered by the Merseyside police force association and Sefton is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to L31 2LA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to L31 2LA, and the approximate distance away.

Oakhill Drive 109 m
Lambshear Lane 118 m
Knutsford Walk 127 m
Haigh Crescent 156 m
Coppull Road 206 m
Oakhill Cottage Lane 303 m
Barnes Drive 331 m
B5407 332 m
Liverpool Road 351 m
Nursery Road 411 m
Coronation Road 519 m
Sandy Lane 601 m
Northway 772 m
Southport Road 1.05 km
A5147 3.42 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode L31 2LA

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from L31 2LA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Gregory's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 20, 2021)
164 m
Lydiate Primary School Good
(May 16, 2019)
166 m
St Thomas Church of England Primary School, Lydiate 484 m
Northway Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
972 m
Green Park Primary School Good
(November 27, 2019)
1.06 km
St John Bosco Catholic Primary School Good
(April 20, 2017)
1.06 km
Deyes High School Good
(March 14, 2019)
1.59 km
St Andrews Church of England Primary School, Maghull 1.59 km
Maricourt Catholic High School Requires improvement
(October 17, 2018)
2.15 km
Maghull High School Good
(January 26, 2022)
2.27 km
Summerhill Primary School Good
(February 20, 2018)
2.46 km
St George's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
2.47 km
Hudson Primary School Good
(November 21, 2017)
2.9 km
Aughton St Michael's Church of England Primary School Outstanding
(December 12, 2008)
3.29 km
Downholland-Haskayne Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School Good
(December 13, 2018)
3.37 km
Aughton Town Green Primary School Good
(March 6, 2019)
3.38 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(March 13, 2018)
4.02 km
The Grange Primary School Good
(January 11, 2018)
4.35 km
Aughton Christ Church Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Outstanding
(June 21, 2012)
4.39 km
Holy Rosary Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 6, 2014)
4.63 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from L31 2LA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Linn Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
1.2 km
R J Mc Dowell + Son Retailers - other 4
Good
March 2, 2022
1.28 km
Linn Primary School: Nursery Unit School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 7, 2021
1.34 km
The Beeches Bakehouse Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 21, 2020
1.44 km
Craigyhill Presbyterian Church Halls Other catering premises Exempt
January 11, 2022
1.5 km
Gillian Millar childminder Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
February 19, 2021
1.5 km
Green Drive Mini-Mart Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 8, 2021
1.56 km
Horizon Sure Start Other catering premises 5
Very Good
September 8, 2021
1.59 km
St Anthonys Nursery School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
1.59 km
St Anthony's Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 5, 2021
1.59 km
Eatwell Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
November 11, 2020
1.66 km
Larne Community Care Centre Other catering premises 5
Very Good
April 8, 2022
1.66 km
Country Kitchen (Bake) Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
March 9, 2020
1.77 km
JUSTIN'S KITCHEN Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 26, 2020
1.77 km
Russells Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 29, 2020
1.77 km
Touch's Plaice Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
1.77 km
Turkish Kebab and Pizzeria Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
July 6, 2021
1.77 km
Winemark Retailers - other Exempt
January 26, 2022
1.77 km
SPAR Linn Road Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 28, 2021
1.78 km
Larne Tech Old Boys Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
November 26, 2019
1.8 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to L31 2LA - Data from Apr 2022

Lambshear Lane Bus Stop/Station 128 m
Liverpool Road Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Oakhill Drive Bus Stop/Station 248 m
Kenyons Lane Bus Stop/Station 279 m
Nursery Road Bus Stop/Station 322 m
Windermere Drive Taxi Rank 5 km
Maghull North Rail Station Rail 1.87 km
Maghull North Rail Station Rail 2.04 km
Maghull Rail Station Rail 2.43 km
Liverpool Belfast Ferry Terminal Bootle Ferry 10.13 km
Liverpool John Lennon Airport Air 21.86 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.58 km
Terminal Two Access Air 47.64 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to L31 2LA - Data from Dec 2021

Holt Green Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Lydiate Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.5 km
Carr Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.09 km
Massam's Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.37 km
Big Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.4 km
Rabbit Hill Hill Or Mountain 3.78 km
Marl Pit Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.94 km
Hill House Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.03 km
Millfield Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.07 km
Birches Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.24 km
Boundary Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.31 km
Winter Pasture Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.36 km
Searchlight Plantation Woodland Or Forest 4.39 km
Tower Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.52 km
Gatefield Clump Woodland Or Forest 4.55 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for L31 2LA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 103.1 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 11.5 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 16 4
30-300 Mbps 0% 87.4 9.6
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

13 meters consuming 193,119 kWh - mean 14,855 kWh : median 13,340 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

12 meters consuming 30,339 kWh - mean 2,528 kWh : median 1,974 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for L31 2LA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Merseyside
Latitude 53.52680900
Longitude -2.94440600
OS Easting 337491
OS Northing 0403763
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
27089
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Merseyside

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Sefton Central
Electoral Ward Park
Local Authority District Sefton
Region / Government Office Region North West
European Electoral Region North West
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: Liverpool City Region
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Greater Merseyside

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000014
Travel To Work Area Liverpool

NHS

NHS England Region North West
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Sefton
Cancer Alliance Cheshire and Merseyside
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North West
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cheshire and Merseyside
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS South Sefton CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Older workers and retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Maghull BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33006636
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Sefton 017
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Sefton 017B
Output Area / Small Area 6B4